EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
                             PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Agree Realty Corporation
Farmington Hills, Michigan

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-21293) of Agree Realty Corporation of our report
dated February 11, 2005 relating to the consolidated financial statements and
the effectiveness of Agree Realty Corporation's internal control over financial
reporting which appear in the Annual Report to Shareholders, which is
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 11, 2005 relating to
the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

BDO Seidman, LLP
Troy, Michigan
March 11, 2005